Many of my customers ask “WHY DO I NEED A SUCTION STRAINER FOR OUR NEW PUMP?” For all new VIKING PUMP positive displacement pump package and CRANE centrifugal pump package proposals we submit – there will be a separate line item for a recommended suction strainer....

As a pump applications engineer, oftentimes I find myself immersed in characteristics of a fluid being pumped or customer flow requirements or a myriad of other pump package design conditions. While all these details are pertinent to delivering a properly functioning...